PM Modi: 'Vande Mataram' is freedom's mantra, India's civilizational anchor

• PM Modi led a special Lok Sabha discussion commemorating 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'.
• He stated 'Vande Mataram' was the freedom movement's mantra and India's emotional backbone against British rule.
• Modi highlighted the song's role in stirring national conscience, inspiring sacrifice, and countering British attempts to divide India, especially in Bengal.
• He noted that 'Vande Mataram' symbolized democratic resistance even during the Emergency when it completed 100 years.
• PM Modi urged national unity, recognizing the historic debt owed to the composition for India's independence.

Why It Matters: This highlights 'Vande Mataram's' deep historical and unifying importance for India.